A family inclined to kindness and charity would grace the descendants. Thanks to one small act of kindness, by providence she comes across a grateful friend; Fortunate that her mother, has done an unperceived good deed…. Men should rescue the distressed and aid the poor… Who would have guessed that kindness in this world ultimately would be the road that one must choose, that proverbial fork in the road? Clouds of rain float on eastern winds as new vines start to blossom. Though drums of war roar too loudly and their brilliance has been lost, a green grass carpet greets the sun by the break of morning. Let us wait for the yellow leaves, a few gourds are harvested.
Just as Fan Xian often said, no matter what happens, life will always continue.
When time slowly crept into the fourth month of the sixth year of the Qing calendar, there was not much change in Jiangnan compared to previous years. The Ming family property case, which had caused such a momentary sensation, was still ongoing. After the palace treasury opening, the various royal merchants began the work of collecting the goods and selling. The officials were still secretly collecting silver, and the people of Suzhou were still discussing matters of country, home, and love.